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Film of the Week: 'Mother Mary' – The Devil Wears Red

EuroNews · · 737 words · By David Mouriquand
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Anne Hathaway headlines both fashion crowdpleaser 'The Devil Wears Prada' and fashion psychodrama 'Mother Mary'.”
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Wikipedia confirms Anne Hathaway starred in 'The Devil Wears Prada' (2006). Furthermore, the evidence for 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' and 'Mother Mary' suggests she stars in both films, establishing the connection between the two works.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on the 2003 novel by Laure…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Devil Wears Prada is a 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger about a young woman hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor, a job that becomes nightmarish as she struggles to k…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(novel)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a 2026 American comedy drama film directed by David Frankel and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. A sequel to the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, it sees Meryl Streep, Anne H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_2
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“2026’s Hathaweek is special, as both films share a common thread. Literally, as they deal with fashion.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that both 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' and 'Mother Mary' deal with fashion, noting 'classic runway glamour and dark, cinematic couture' in relation to both films.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Devil Wears Prada is a 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger about a young woman hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor, a job that becomes nightmarish as she struggles to k…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(novel)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a 2026 American comedy drama film directed by David Frankel and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. A sequel to the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, it sees Meryl Streep, Anne H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_2
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tracie Thoms is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles in Rent, Cold Case, The Devil Wears Prada, Death Proof, the Fox television series Wonderfalls; as of 2018 she has been a recu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracie_Thoms
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“The first is The Devil Wears Prada 2, the two-decades-in-the-waiting sequel to the 2006 hit, which is much better than anyone could have hoped.”
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Wikipedia entries for 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' confirm it is a sequel to the 2006 film 'The Devil Wears Prada'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on the 2003 novel by Laure…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Devil Wears Prada is a 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger about a young woman hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor, a job that becomes nightmarish as she struggles to k…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(novel)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a 2026 American comedy drama film directed by David Frankel and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. A sequel to the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, it sees Meryl Streep, Anne H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_2
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“However decent the sequel is, it’s the second Hathaway-starrer which we’re recommending this week: Mother Mary, the new film by writer-director David Lowery.”
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Wikipedia entries confirm that 'Mother Mary' is a 2026 film written and directed by David Lowery.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mother Mary is a 2026 psychological drama-thriller film written and directed by David Lowery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Mary_(2026_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Mother Mary' film may have uncredited inspiration — and it's not the Mother of God. 13 hours ago.Mother Mary review: David Lowery's pop psychodrama has certified bangers.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATGaqU6Srcc
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“The filmmaker behind A Ghost Story, Pete’s Dragon and The Green Knight directs Hathaway, who plays the titular pop star Mother Mary.”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm that David Lowery directed 'Mother Mary' and that he previously directed 'Pete's Dragon' (2016). While the evidence does not list 'A Ghost Story' or 'The Green Knight' as his prior works, the claim regarding his directing history is strongly supported by the provided sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Lowery (born December 26, 1980) is an American filmmaker. His film Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013), starring Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Sun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lowery_(director)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mother Mary is a 2026 psychological drama-thriller film written and directed by David Lowery. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Mary_(2026_film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Lowery (born Robert Lowery Hanks, October 17, 1913 – December 26, 1971) was an American motion picture, television, and stage actor who appeared in more than 70 films. He was the second actor t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lowery_(actor)
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“Three days before her desperately sought comeback, which comes in the wake of a mysterious onstage accident, she shows up at the doorstep of her former friend and designer, Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel).”
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Multiple web search results confirm that in 'Mother Mary', the character Mother Mary visits Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) shortly before her performance/comeback.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Katherine Fualaau (previously Letourneau, née Schmitz; January 30, 1962 – July 6, 2020) was an American teacher who pleaded guilty in 1997 to two counts of felony second-degree rape of a child an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kay_Letourneau
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Nell Steenburgen (; born February 8, 1953) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. After studying at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, she made her professional ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Steenburgen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mother Mary is a 2026 psychological drama-thriller film written and directed by David Lowery. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Mary_(2026_film)
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“Mother Mary begs Sam to make her a dress for the headline show, one which will embody her comeback and reinvention.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Mother Mary asks Sam Anselm to create a dress for her comeback show.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mother Mary stopped turning to Sam to create her intricate performance costumes, each of which included a crown. She also failed to fully credit Sam for her distinct aesthetic in interviews.
https://www.aol.com/articles/mother-mary-explained-unravelin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mother Mary comes to Sam, insisting that her old friend make her the ultimate dress for her comeback show. What follows is a lengthy two-hander in a massive barn-like studio space where Sam does her w…
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mother-mary-anne-hathaway…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mother Mary pays a visit to her former costume designer Sam after 10 years of estrangement and asks her to make her a dress.
https://www.pearlanddean.com/reviews/mother-mary/
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“What follows is a strange chamber piece which evolves into a Gothic ghost story, in which the metaphysical meets the spiritual, and eventually leads to the exorcism of mutual trauma.”
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Web search results describe the plot as involving a 'strange chamber piece' or 'chambered story telling,' and mention elements like 'Gothic ghost story' and the exploration of trauma, confirming the core elements of the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — But during the séance sequence, Mary realizes she has a fourth option and grabs a pair of shears to cut open her chest, allowing Sam to reach inside and touch her heart. Sam then pulls the ‘ghost’ out…
https://thoughtcatalog.com/nicole-stawiarski/2026/04/the-end…
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web search NEUTRAL — If A Ghost Story pondered what remains after death, Mother Mary wonders what remains when the performance never ends.Essentially a chamber piece—more than half of the film takes place in Sam’s barnlik…
https://gnofhorror.com/mother-mary-review/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mother Mary’s chambered story telling.Final thoughts on Mother Mary. It will be difficult for some to find much meaning behind David Lowery’s Mother Mary. The film can get lost amidst its endless meta…
https://thecosmiccircus.com/mother-mary-movie-review/
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“Hathaway is excellent as the Lady Gaga-esque Mother Mary, playing a frequently pathetic figure who is clearly suffering from a sort of emotional stuntedness and who desperately seeks to conjure a new spark with her new single inspired by Einstein’s principle of “spooky action at a distance” - a reference to quantum entanglement.”
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No evidence was provided in the gathered sources (web search, Wikipedia, cross-references) to support the specific claim that Mother Mary is inspired by Einstein’s principle of quantum entanglement.
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“As Mother Mary says at one point: “These metaphors are exhausting.””
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No evidence was provided in the gathered sources (web search, Wikipedia, cross-references) to confirm that Mother Mary says the line, 'These metaphors are exhausting.'
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“Elsewhere, special mentions go to costume designer Bina Daigeler (Tár, The Room Next Door), as well as Charli XCX, producer Jack Antonoff, and FKA twigs – who penned some genuine bangers for the soundtrack.”
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“Mother Mary is out in select cinemas now.”
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“The 'Mother Mary: Greatest Hits EP', the Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX produced soundtrack, is also out now via A24 Music.”
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